How to Create the Perfect Home Theater Experience
How to Create the Perfect Home Theater Experience
April 29, 2021 // Tags: Home Theater Installation
Imagine sitting down in a comfortable lounger, popcorn in hand, with a complete home theater system at your fingertips. That dream can become your reality with a home theater installation from an expert with years in the industry. Reed’s Built-Ins specializes in designing complete home theater systems with total audio and visual experience.
Bring back the movie-going experience without ever leaving your home. Avoid waiting in line or spending money on tickets and concessions and still view your favorite cinematic masterpieces on the big screen. Install a complete home theater system that provides full control over lighting, sound, and picture.
Here is how to build the perfect home theater system.
Four Technologies Every Home Theater Installation Needs
High-Quality Visuals
What would a theater room be without crisp, clean visuals? To achieve top-quality visuals, you will need a high-definition screen that perfectly outfits the length of your wall. When choosing a screen for your home theater system you should analyze the visual differences of each option using the following parameters:
Resolution
Better resolution is one of the fastest-developing technologies in the visual industry. Experts recommend that you opt for nothing less than 4K resolution. However, 8K screens have sharper and more detailed picture quality for the most realistic visual experience available.
The difference is in the pixel size. An 8k screen doubles the resolution of a 4k screen and quadruples the number of pixels. These screens also take advantage of HDR (high dynamic range) which means that there is a higher range of the values for light and color.
While 8k content is still not widely available yet, you can be an early adopter of the technology so that your home theater system is equipped to handle that content when it is released. If you opt for an 8K screen, you will need upgraded HDMI cables and the bandwidth to effectively stream 8K content.
Size
You will need a screen that fits within the length and width of the available wall space. You must also determine what works best for seating arrangements. Our team typically finds the ideal size by measuring the distance between the screen and seats in inches, then dividing the figure by three.
Screen Technology
Screen technology refers to how the visual comes to life on your screen. The different options vary depending on how light displays on the screen. Some of the latest options include LCD, LED, and OLED.
Both LCD and LED technology rely on the same light emission process. However, older LCD systems use cold cathode fluorescent lamps, whereas LED uses light-emitting diodes. Many manufacturers opt for LED’s improved technology because of its efficiency. To find the perfect fit for your home theater system, you can research the other components found in these modern display technologies.
OLED and QLED displays depend on updated illumination technology, unlike LCD and LED. OLED displays use pixel-sized organic compounds that respond to electricity, which require no backlight. This development offers deeper visual contrast and better per-pixel accuracy. Many high-end TV displays opt for OLED technology rather than LED or LCD because it doesn’t depend on a separate light source.
QLED is another TV display that runs similarly to OLED, but it still depends on a backlighting system. These home theater displays use an illumination technology referred to as Quantum Dot material, which increases brightness, brightness grayscale, and enhances visual range.
An Integrated Audio System
Next on your list of home theater installation must-haves is audio. Forget the standard, built-in speakers that come along with your screen. You will need an audio system that brings visuals to life for a complete home theater system experience.
There are plenty of audio system vendors on the market, which can complicate the selection process. However, you can first start by determining what setup would work best in your space. The closer your seats are to your screen and the smaller your theater room, the fewer speakers you will need.
If you want a genuine theater-like experience, a full-surround audio system is a must. You can even customize your listening experience with speakers that allow you to adjust the bass, treble, and other audio features. Work with the audio experts at Reed’s Built-Ins to determine which audio system would work best in your Utah home theater.
Lighting Control
Another essential element of a complete home theater system is lighting control. Installing track and recessed lighting is the first step to a home theater makeover, but you will also need a lighting control system.
Controlled lighting gives you precise control over how dim or lit your home theater is, which allows you to adjust it based on time of day, purpose, and mood. You can make your room dark-as-can-be theater for scary movies or add in a little bit of light, depending on your audience.
Whatever you need, our structured wiring system and lighting control system options will give you the access you need to change the lighting in your home theater at any given moment.
Personalized Home Automation
To personalize your home theater setup, integrate your home theater into a total home automation system. Integrated automation combines all of your home’s technology into one easy-to-use interface. Not only would you have access to lighting controls in your home theater at the touch of a button, but the lighting system of your entire home.
Some examples of what you can control using a custom home automation from Reed’s Built-Ins can include, but are not limited to:
- Heating/Cooling
- Lighting Control
- Pool/Spa
- Irrigation
- Whole House Music/Video
- Gate/Access ControlSecurity
Working with our team, you can select all the systems you want in the automated system. From there, our experts will connect these systems into a central control processor. This processor acts as the system’s brain combined with the Graphical User Interface, or GUI, which is the most important component.
Once complete, you will use this interface to control all of your home systems, including your home theater setup. No matter what combination of systems you add to your home automation, Reed’s is here to make your Utah home theater easy to navigate.
Complete Home Theater Systems by Reed’s Built-Ins
Now that you understand the makings of a complete home theater system, you can rely on the experts at Reed’s Built-Ins to perfect it. Our staff has the knowledge and experience to design a custom home theater system based on the room’s function, available space, and budget, including whole-home audio and home automation systems.
Get started by contacting us for a free estimate of your complete home theater system.
